Competitive National Teaching and Learning Grants and Reports

Over $2.7m as leader or member of teams for competitive grant funding.

National Senior Teaching Fellowship (2105-17). ($250 000)

Denise Chalmers (University of Western Australia) “Recognising and rewarding teaching: Australian teaching criteria and standards and expert peer review” http://uniteachingcriteria.edu.au/

The fellowship focuses on three complementary areas of activity under the unifying theme of rewarding and recognising teaching. The fellowship will: (1) extend and embed the outcomes of the Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standards project; (2) investigate the feasibility of a sector-developed and endorsed Australian Professional Tertiary Teacher Standards. And (3) investigate and trial a process of peer review that will apply teaching criteria and standards and model how to assess teaching excellence and quality. It will investigate and demonstrate how to enhance and reward university teaching that sustains a focus on teaching that delivers quality student learning experiences.